w1nter
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Leading yak shaving expeditions. Maker of https://cantunsee.space & https://hacker.gifts
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Comment · 5 years ago
I'm an engineer at replit and I've been using this to find and fix a bunch of nasty bugs. I love the sense of confidence this gives me. When I have the recording captured — I know for sure I can get to the root cause of the problem.
Replay also makes it easier to jump into a new codebase, I can see how things work.
Comment · 5 years ago
TIL many programming languages have built-in support for complex types (e.g. 2i in Ruby, 2j in Python) https://programming-idioms.org/idiom/77/complex-number
Comment · 5 years ago
I think https://momentum.earth/ gets a few things right (no affiliation)
Comment · 5 years ago
I think this article was very good. It captured the same though process I went through: from trying different apps, to trying to build my own, to realizing it’s all about human condition after all.
I do think, however, that software for TODO lists sucks, and should support humans better https://blog.frantic.im/all/todo-apps-are-meant-for-robots/
Comment · 5 years ago
Author here. After reading the comments I’m afraid my article didn’t communicate the main point clearly. The mental models suggested here are sweet, but:
It’s not about how to explain recursion or programming, it’s about explaining abstract and complex concepts via adopting to the listener’s worldview and letting them experiment to evolve that view.
Comment · 5 years ago
Thanks! It made me wonder at the time: how many SaaS products out there include these ghost users in their metrics and revenue reports? How many users sign up for stuff they don’t use, but still continue paying for it?